Education of the Whole Child: Fact or Fiction?

Physical education teaches basic life principles as well as motor skills that have long-lasting benefits. Yet, say these authors, it is usually the first curricular area to suffer school budget cuts. Criteria for a good physical education program are described, with the implication that if the subject is properly taught it is more difficult to indiscriminate ly cut.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67099/2/10.1177_019263657505939514.pd